the shock is from ensign's father, mike ensign, a wealthy mogul.man denying a payoff called it, quote, a pattern of generosity, made out of concern for the well-being of longtime family friends during a difficult time. >> pattern of generosity? okay, listen, we realize our son's having an affair with your wife, maybe some money will help. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: is it crystal clear to you that that $96,000 was, in fact, severance and not a gift? >> crystal clear. >> reporter: the ensign family says the gift complied with tax rules. but if the check was indeed severance, senator ensign may violated campaign finance laws by not revealing it. >> the senate cannot punish someone who's no longer serving but their move today ensures that investigations of ensign will continue. that's our report for tonight. thank you wa

justice department but there's another twist in this story john ensign is a member of the c. street gang a religious kobol a fundamentalist lawmakers who believe they were chosen by god to rule over our nation who run the national prayer breakfast the presidents have attended for decades who preach family values and pay really really cheap rent other c. street alumni include south carolina republican governor mark sanford and former republican congressman share their green both of whom got busted for cheating on their wives so what's the deal with c. street and republican sex scandals joining me now is jeff sharlet journalist and bestselling author whose new book sweet heaven when i die faith faith in the country in between will be available this august jeff rucker the program. anytown going to be with you great to have you i should note that your book on c. street just also came out in paperback as well tell us about c. street family. c. street is the russian capitol hill residence of the list and our most influential christian right political organization in washington call

at first pushing ensign to stop the affair with hampton's wife.er three times to discuss a possible financial deal to help him, quote, start over. then balking on hampton asked for $8 million. ensign ainterruptly resigned last week rather than face what the ethics chair woman now says would likely have been expulsion. his farewell speech now even more revealing. >> i even tried not to become caught up in my own self-importance. unfortunately the urge to believe in it was stronger than the cowher to fight it. this is how dangerous the feeling of power and adulation can be. >> ensign's former colleagues said he violated campaign finance laws and made false statements to the practical election commission about $96 thousand payment his parents made to the hamptons. the justice department is reviewing all of the charges which could amount to jail time and as for the senate ethics committee, issuing this kind of damning report about one of their season never easy. the fact they were so determined to make it public so fast after ensign resigned last week

two, there is substantial credible evidence that senator ensign aided and abetted mr. hampton's violation of the post-employment contact ban. three, there is substantial credible evidence that senator ensign made false and misleading statements to the federal rereeks commission -- commission regarding the $96,000 payment made to the hamptons. four, there is substantial credible evidence that th the $96,000 payment to mr. hampton violated campaign finance laws. five, there is substantial credible evidence that senator ensign violated a law and a senate rule prohibiting unofficial office accounts. six, there is substantial credible evidence that senator ensign permitted spoilation of documents and engaged in potential obstruction of justice. seven, there is substantial credible evidence that senator ensign discriminated on the basis of gender. eight, there is substantial credible evidence that senator ensign engaged in improper conduct reflecting on the senate, including, violating his own office policies written in a manual. these eight serious findings in the special c

and told him he was cut off from ensign. at times the ethics report reads like a criminal investigation. at times, like a cheap, dimestore novel. but ensign's attorney says he has done nothing against the law. george? >> thanks. >>> we have new warnings this morning that your bank account could be in jeopardy if you use your debit card when you shop. the u.s. secret service is investigating massive case of fraud at the michael's chain of craft stores. it's spread to 20 states. and elisabeth leamy has the story. >> reporter: these two chicago area women didn't know each other. but somehow, they figured out the key to what has become major case. crooks had made withdrawals from both their accounts. >> they were from atms from nowhere i ever been to. >> reporter: the women told friends about the theft. those friends introduced them on facebook. and when they started chatting, they discovered they both shopped at michaels, known for its crafts and the last place you expect fraud. >> i couldn't believe it. it's such a well-known

possible charges include obstruction avenue justice after ensign deleted documents and files. ensign, who has denied breaking the law, resigned last week. >>> president obama is asking congress to extend the current 10-year term of fbi director robert muller for two more years. officials tell nbc news the move is motivated in part by the president's hope to avoid a partisan battle over muller's successor with an election looming. >>> executives from the five big oil companies were grilled on tax breaks yesterday. jay rockefeller called one executive out of touch while charles schumer said, quote, you would have an easier time convincing the american people that a unicorn just flew into this room than oil companies need tax breaks. >>> this is an ox inside a clothing store in brazil. it escaped from an overturned truck, but it was eventually captured. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,695 after gaining 65 points yesterday. the s&p inched up 6 points. the nasdaq rose 17. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, i

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ensign has admitted the affair with the wife of a of aide. but insists he did nothing wrong., they had t >>> well, they had to know it would be a pretty tough sell. but oil company executives made their pitch anyway, trying to justify why they should get billions of dollars in tax breaks. the ceos of the oil companies faced the music in a capitol hill hearing. they vigorously defended their position. senate democrats minced no words, hammering the oil chiefs with tough questions, such as this -- >> do you think that your subsidy is more important than the financial aid we give to students to go to college? could you answer that, yes or no? >> i think you're out of touch. deeply, profoundly out of touch. and deeply and profoundly committed to sharing nothing. >> well, oil executives insist, it's not just about their bottom lines. and that losing their tax breaks would actually mean higher prices for consumers. >> raising taxes will lead to less investment, less production, and most likely higher cost per gallon and less employment. >> even pro

and john ensign is stepping down closing a two-year saga linked to his aide.ribed as his arrogance and sense of self-importance. >> savannah, i'm going to tease you. we have a great trivia question for tomorrow related to john ensign. how is that for a clue? >> are you going to do a jeopardy clue? >> no. >>> up next, live to afghanistan for the very latest. >> and the trivia question, if anyone out there knows what chuck is talking about, which current congressional candidate was in command of the u.s. u.s.s. cole when it was attacked by al qaeda terrorists in 2000? i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." ♪ we get double miles on every purchase, so me and the boys earned a trip to dc twice as fast! oh hi! we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add

voted for him maybe i don't know i mean it's like you know david vitter got reelected you know john ensign thought he would get reelected but you know what you're saying is that republicans who are unfaithful tend to be elected more often brought into three on. and is that is that because the christian right is so much more involved in the republican party than the democratic party and democrats are less likely to be church going and republicans are more likely was the answer lower you know another more different republican can claim redemption through confession and you know i'm watching the blood of jesus and a democrat could get away with it i don't know about that i mean there's no question that you can it was incredibly unpopular with social conservatives never would have gotten on iowa given a giuliani same problem never would have made it very far didn't make it very i was never popular social conservatives because it was you dressed up and said it's late . on monday our nation's really really good on monday our nation had its debt ceiling treasury secretary tim geithner is now usin

. >> couric: if john ensign thought that by resigning from the senate he'd avoid legal trouble, he was mistaken. the senate ethics committee today referred his case to federal prosecutors. ensign, a republican from nevada, is suspected of making false statements to the federal election commission. all of this stems from an affair he had with his campaign treasurer, who's also the wife of his former chief of staff. here in new york, police say they've broke up a home-grown terror plot. two men were charged today with planning to blow up a synagogue. the police say the accused were heard on tape complaining that the world treats muslims "like dogs." one was arrested yesterday just after he allegedly bought guns and a fake hand grenade from an undercover officer. neither suspect is believed to have any ties to al qaeda. actress mary tyler moore has gone into the hospital to have a tumor near her brain removed. this is moore with former costar dick van dyke on the "rachel ray show" taped last week. a spokesperson says doctors have been keeping an eye on the noncancerous tumor in the lining

senator john ensign now faces a justice department investigation. senate ethics committee made the referral today, nine days after ensign resigned his seat. the committee charged the republican obstructed its investigation, and made false statements to the federal elections commission. the probe stems from ensign's affair with the wife of a top aide and payments to her family. the obama administration laid out a plan to beef up u.s. cybersecurity efforts. it called for a new law that would mandate better protection for the electrical grid, nuclear power plants and financial systems. just last month, authorities exposed a hacking ring that broke into more than two million computers worldwide stealing more than $100 million. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the latest effort by congress to target the oil industry over taxes and profits is hardly the first. but as we heard earlier, this time the legislation is tied directly to the debate over debt and deficits. it would limit tax breaks for oil production and m

we asked, with the resignation of john ensign, there are just two pairs of u.s.run against each other for the senate. ensign, of course, ran against harry reid and lost in a very close race in 1998. then he won a senate seat in his own right two years later. >> we have south dakota senators johnson & thune as well as wyoming senators enzi and barrasso. chuck said there was a hint basra basecaus because barrasso was on our air yesterday. >> he won a special election the next year. in south dakota, senator tim johnson beat john thune in 2002. then thune went on to win against some senator a lot of people are familiar with by the name of tom daschle. >>> next up, new questions from capitol hill about those billions of dollars that we send in aid over to pakistan. why some lawmakers say we're throwing money down the drain and propping up an unreliable ally. senator bob menendez joins us next. >>> first, "the white house soup of the day," roasted red pepper and tomato. thoughts? >> well, it isn't just really tomato soup with maybe a little more flavor? >> it is. >> le

he's being open about it and you have to give him credit i suppose but again my my you know john ensign it took him forever to leave office mark sanford never stepped down never stepped up he just waited out his term took the paycheck schwarzenegger had his kid with his mistress living in this house with him for ten years and i mean has been made public is running for governor not even californians would vote for maybe i don't know i mean it's like you know david vitter got reelected you know john ensign thought he would get reelected but you know what you're saying is that republicans who are unfaithful tend to be elected more often three on. is that is that because the christian right is so much more involved with the republican party than the democratic party and democrats are less likely to be church going and republicans are more like the standards are lower no not a lower different republican can claim redemption through confession you know i'm walking the blood of jesus and a democrat could get away with it i don't know about that i mean there's no question that you can it was in

dean eller be sworn in as nevada's new senator replacing john ensign who resigned in the controversy surrounding an extra-marital affair. a transplant recipient will appear in a press conference this morning. the texas man will be joined by doctors who led the transplant team in the procedure that lasted more than 30 hours. >>> happy birthday to the piano man, billy joel. he turns 62 years old today, happy birthday. >>> you can see the top stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's what's coming up this morning on the "today" show. find out the latest in a newly released bin laden tape from a live report in pakistan. watch what happens when meredith vieira joins the cast of one of england's hottest tv shows as a new tv series kicks off, "anchors abroad". >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, thank you for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station.

but vitter was linked to prostitutes and ensign cheated on his wife.carolina, mark sanford, was found with his mistress, not on the appalachian trail -- >> i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> the wife suggested he take a hike. >> i frankly didn't know where he was. >> reporter: and it's not as if republicans have cornered the market on indiscretion. >> because i did not want the public to know what i had done. very simple. >> reporter: john edwards talked to "nightline" about his affair with this woman, rielle hunter. she claimed they had a love child, something he at first denied. >> when you were running for president, you flat out defined having a relationship with rielle hunter, were you telling me the truth then? >> yes. >> reporter: he later came clean and his wife, elizabeth, now deceased, left him and took their kids with her. other democrats, former new york governor, now cnn host, eliot spitzer paid for escorts. former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey cheated with another man. but it's not just politics. in sports, brett favre and ben roethl

senators david vitter and john ensign and vitter was linked to prostitutes and ensign cheated on hisife. and mark sanford was found with his argentine mistress, not on the appalachian trail -- >> i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> reporter: his wife suggested he take a hike. >> i didn't know where he was. >> reporter: it's not as if republicans cornered the market on indiscretion. >> because i did not want the public to know what i had done. very simple. >> reporter: former vice-presidential candidate john edwards talked to "nightline" about his affair with this woman. she claimed they had a love child, something edwards denied. >> you denied having a relation with rielle hunter. did you tell the truth then? >> yes. >> reporter: he later came clean and his wife elizabeth took their kids and left him. eliot spitzer paid for he is cords. former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey cheated with another man. but it's not just politics. in sports, quarterbacks brett favre and beth roethlisberger were accused of but never charged with misconduct. tiger woods went into the rough over extramar

linked to prostitutes and ensign cheated on his wife. when the governor of south carolina, mark sanford, was found with his argentine mistress not on the appalachian trail -- >> i have been unfaithful to my wife. >> his wife suggested he take a hike. >> and i frankly didn't know where he was. >> and it's not as if republicans have cornered the market on indiscretion. >> because i did not want the public to fe what i had done. >> former vice presidential candidate john edwards talked to nightline about his affair with this woman, rielle hunter. she claimed they had a love child, something at first edwards denied. >> when you were running for president you flat out denied having a relationship with rielle hunter. did you give me a truthful answer? were you telling the truth then? >> yes. >> he later came clean and his wife elizabeth now deceased, left him and took their kids with her. other democrats, former new york governor now cnn host eliot spitzer paid for escorts. former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey cheated with another man. but

then the farewell speech by john ensign. you can now access our programming any time all commercial free. you can also listen to our future in new programs -- ito our signature interview programs. john hunt and gave a commencement address on saturday at the university of south carolina. he was invited to become the ambassador to china. he took the post in august 2019 he stepped down as ambassador last month and is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. this is just under 20 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> thank you. thank you. it makes me sound pretty cool. i am glad some family members were here. thank you for being here. two trustees, the faculty, the parents, the students, i am flattered and honored to be here today, and i assume it is because i know a little bit about this out. you see, i spent the last 28 years of my life with the south it. my wife mary kay, who is s

>> the senate gavels in tomorrow, and first up will be dean heller replacing john ensign. and there will be a procedural vote on the nomination to james cole as deputy attorney general. there'll be live coverage on c- span2. south carolina is the first southern states to hold a presidential primary. >> this week on "newsmakers," our guest jack gerard and the energy policy reporter with bloomberg news. jim, take the first question. >> how you explain the rise in oil prices, and is the country going to see some relief? >> it is probably a reflection of crude oil. there is increasing demand in places such as china and india, also the value of the dollar and some of the unrest in the middle east and africa. the other component we should focus on is the supply side, because at the end of the day, it is about supply and demand, and that is the one area we have not done as well as we could have. we have promised we would buy a lot in the united states. we have indicated we would like them to produce more energy to help us with the gas price. we need to focus on producing in ameri

nevada governor brian sandoval appointed the congressman to fill out the rest of senator john ensign's second term in office. ensign resigned last month in the wake of an ethics investigation stemming from an extramarital affair. a general election for the seat will take place in november, 2012. stocks wall street closed higher today on a commodities rally. the dow jones industrial average gained 46 points to close at 12,684. the nasdaq rose 15 points to close at 2843. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to ray. >> suarez: and we go next to pakistan, where already fragile relations with the u.s. are strained further after osama bin laden was killed in a pakistan hideout. from abbottabad to the capital islamabad, anger is raised on pakistan's streets over the u.s. reaction on pakistani soil. but today's pakistan's prime minister called the killing of bin laden justice done and rejected claims that pakistani authorities were incompetent in searching for bin laden or complicit in hiding him. >> pakistan alone cannot be held to account for flawed policies and blunders of o

john ensign did that in a really revolting way. that should be the standard.case are staffers. anyway, it is interesting. we are learning the bad stuff here. anyway, thank you. great round table. dan rather, rachel madoff. kelly o'donnell and michael gersin. i'm so proud of our daughter, caroline. she graduated this week from the university of pennsylvania magna she graduated this week from the university of pennsylvania magna cum laude.

john ensign did that in a really revolting way. that should be the standard.: another case are staffers. anyway, it is interesting. we are learning the bad stuff here. anyway, thank you. great round table. dan rather, rachel madoff. kelly o'donnell and michael gersin. i'm so proud of our daughter, caroline. she graduated this week from the university of pennsylvania magna she graduated this week from the university of pennsylvania magna cum laude. fixing the name. it's fiber none. looks like one. well, i know. i put an "n" there. ah! fiber one honey clusters cereal! that's really good! it tastes good, so there can't be fiber in it! it's actually got about half a day's worth of fiber. [ asst mgr ] it says so right on the box. [ fiber seeker ] really? try it. [ mr. mehta ] honey, touch of brown sugar, crunchy clusters -- any cardboard? cardboard no, delicious yes. so where's the fiber? maybe it's in the honey clusters. [ male announcer ] fiber one. cardboard no, delicious yes.

. >> a few weeks ago senator ensign was forced to resign.thics committee report has your name in it. you tried to convince center and san to stop the affair and ultimately, it discusses the question whether you were an intermediary or working on the question of how to get mr. hampton out and if there would be compensation. >> that is totally inaccurate. i got a phone call one day from hampton. the story you hear is not an accurate reflection of what happened. >> the group known as a crew has filed an ethics complaint against you. have they contacted you? >> i have testified before the committee and i have no worries. what i did is what i would do be the same again. we put two families back together with multiple children and both marriages are stable right now. i am proud of what i did and the way i did it. there's nothing on what we did. the stories are just stories to be able to try to take away from what the real problems of our country are. i have no problems with what i did or how i did it. >> we are out of time but thank you for being

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news of arnold schwarzenegger's secret love child he joins the likes of former arizona senator john ensign former south carolina governor mark sanford john edwards former new york governor eliot spitzer cambridge the list goes on and on and that is politicians cheating on their wives something new in america it's just something that has garnered more attention now that there are twenty four seven cable news outlets that feed on scandal and his new book one nation under sex larry flynt argues that american presidents of actually been behaving badly since the birth of our nation and he joins me now from our studio in los angeles he's the publisher of hustler magazine and a life long on average advocate for free speech larry welcome. larry. can you hear me. apparently larry can hear me. ok we're going to take a very quick break here we'll be back. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime. i think. even one well. we never got the says for the keep you safe get ready because of their freedom. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so bleak you think you understand it and then y

we also show you the pharaoh speech of john ensign, and at 11:00 p.m., q&a. john hun sen gave the commencement dress saturday at the university of south carolina at columbia. the utah republican was nominated by president obama to become ambassador to china. he resigned as governor and to be overseas post in 2009. he stepped down as ambassador last month and is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. this is just under 20 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> thank you. thank you. it makes me sound pretty cool. i am glad some family members were here. thank you for being here. two trustees, the faculty, the parents, the students, i am flattered and honored to be here today, and i assume it is because i know a little bit about this out. you see, i spent the last 28 years of my life with the south it. my wife mary kay, who is sitting over there, you'd be pleased to note that i do not even need an interpreter now when i meet with my in-laws. how do you want it to read? h

a german ensign aircraft can show down that fresh flag was in it as it didn't go on calling the show that's gone was not held by a man of my battalion. on new york bill. on the morning of may second general hellmuth vaguely commander of the berlin defense area arrived at the soviet headquarters to sign a cease fire order. lieutenant durenberger was the first to read and type out that order. frankly i thought it was a very old order there is an almost exact quote from the initial lines off europe has committed suicide now living else of in the face for a boy therefore we are no longer committed to the oath we have taken these considering the situation of the civilian population in berlin and considering the situation of our wounded i hereby order a cease fire and surrender with the consent of the service. i didn't care to change anything in that salute to hell with him i said to myself who will face him say what he likes as long as the war comes to an end. soon after the ceasefire order silence fell over central berlin soviet troops took the city under control the soldiers knew that w

stadium proud to play in this german cup trophy bills aplenty in this one including a brace from ensign all the final result five nil to this year's champions league semifinalists but it was still keeper mon-el neuer who lifted the trophy out there on what may well have been his last shall be germany's national is expected to join by munich in the summer. english champions manchester united meanwhile take on relegation threatened blackpool in the season's last game late it's a spy the upcoming champions league final with parcel on a manager alex ferguson says he will field a strong team for sunday's match but poole are locked in a battle with blackburn wolves birmingham and we're going to avoid being relegated along with west ham but the seasiders have the how to sell school for five as no team have been. the united in the premier league all season. elsewhere liverpool manager kenny dalglish is prepared for any outcome as these charges travel to aston villa the reds are sixth in the table just a point behind hammer into the same birmingham so little poles hopes of clinching your old col

several thousand activists from radical nationalist parties look the ensigns. the red army soldier cemeteries preventing war veterans from getting inside and paying tribute to some in this part of ukraine. as a reason to celebrate leaving the soviet period to be worse than enduring nazi occupation the st george's ribbon is usually worn as a tradition on may the ninth to commemorate those who died in the great crash or to war but on this day in the western ukrainian capital city of all putting this on your lapel would have meant serious risk regardless of whether you're a veteran or not. like you do i think that the ribbons were forcibly ripped from the chests of those who were heading to the grave yards along with abuse of chances such as death for the most quite nazi salutes hurling rocks and small bombs that is how involved marked made the ninth. here in this picture and my brothers and my for the liberation of this line from the fascists but these people here did not let me come inside this century to lay flowers and he's great this is it is grace. such seei

after that, a commencement speech by john hudson and then the farewell speechifyi by john ensign. a group of teen party activists since -- tea party activists hold a press conference on monday. they are expected to criticize speaker boehner, congressman paul ryan, and other members of congress for their actions on the debt ceiling a curator -- said sealing material live coverage begins on c-span 2. miliband challenges of david cameron on the increase in tuition fees. members also us about the referendum to change the way members of parliament are elected. now this is about 30 minutes. t help to push these important parts of the british economy. >> order, >> this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. >> the abolition of council tax, the scrapping of student debt, the 2000 towns endowment for first-time homebuyers and, of course, the referendum on separatism were all promises made by the scottish national party prior to the last summer's elections, all of which were never kept. will the prime minister in for me, the house and the country whether certain pol

senator john ensign. just when john ensign thought he was out, they pulled him back in. the senate ethics committee reading the report by barbara boxer and one of our viewers saying how bad will tom coburn get splashed on the bribery advice he given senator ensign? i don't know, it was bribery or counsel as a deacon? this is a sad situation in terms you have senator ensign who like quicksand has sucked in all of his friends who were maybe trying to give him friendly advice and get him to improve his behavior so this is playing out rather dramatically. it's very sad. this isn't something that is republican or democrat. we see it with john edwards and talk about the drama there. it's one thing when it happens, when you have one bad actor but when people who are just trying to be their friends get dragged into it, you know, some of it does splash on them. i don't think this will be fatal for senator coburn at all. but it's awkward for him for a while. speaking of values and virtues, former house speaker, john boehner, speaking at university yesterday at a commencement speec

fox news there's some other member of the republican establishment he's pushing a guy like a john ensign or so you know in terms of the. perception i think fox news has been has been to let their reputation become what it is when people large i don't think that's going to affect the race for president any more than it did in any other sort of significant fashion that you see out there taking place for actually in politics or media but he says well i think actually part of the more opportune question is how is it for the country you know what happens to the country when you have a major news this is sort of validating a man who is questioning whether the presidency where the president of a country was born in the country you know every monday morning what happens to a country when you have every host on a network defending the torture of other human beings you know on a daily basis i mean i think that americans that either they don't agree with the public employees politics of the fox news contains the draw republicans that are right they have to go on the show just validate themselves at